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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fredskis:
I can't seem to get this working. I live in Australia. The first time I used it (with no headset) I got one line in the "Receive" textbox but iGo wouldn't find it.

All subsequent attempts don't receive anything. If I press the left/right buttons in the test area I can make stuff come up but it looked different to what I initially got / the screenshot.

Also, what's meant to go in the text box at the top in between the buttons?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] konyali:
I am using stock rom

how do you set the frequency on 100.7 fm igo doesnt lock on any frequency:confused:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Only if the TMC signal is strong enough iGO will automatically lock on a frequency. The HD radio reception in my city was always subpar, but could also be the HTC FM driver. I think in the mid-term an external antenna is a must.

The developers promised that once the various bugs on the TMC handling will be ironed out they will also attempt i.e. GNS protocol for Mobile Navigator.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] andolfree:
works with Navigon??
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Psygnosis84:
Will this work with the traffic on the TomTom?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Both questions NO
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Oemie:
I could only lock the frequency in the program HyperGPS self!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Bisis:
I tested in Italy.

We have only 2 FM radios with TMC infos (RTL102.5 which is encrypted and RADIO1 which is free).

I've a BMW with TMC integrated and I tested the device at the same time with my navy oem system.

Your sw works. IGO8 found TMC Radio1 but even if my car shows many TMC items IGO8 doesn't!

It seems sw can't recognize TMC infos.

However: can you explain me better how to use your sw? Have I to find the right FM frequency before to start igo8? What's meaning of SET and MAN?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Your car probably has Infoblu via the RTL network, whereas free TMC comes with RAI. Its natural that the free RAI service (only covering Torino to Venezia region) covers less items than Infoblu.

One does not have to find the right frequency before starting iGO, but it helps to know which RAI frequencies are carrying TMC infos. Manually enter a frequency and press SET to test it, MAN has no function yet.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
iGO needs a good quality steady TMC flow, so you must make sure that TMC/Radio reception in your current location is excellent. Maybe an external antenna (rather than the headphones) will help, we just have to find the perfect one.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Bisis:
I know Infoblu but my car doesn't have Infoblu.. If I manually set RTL I can't see any TMC info. If I set RADIO1 yes. So I put both my car and IGO8 in RADIO1 configuration but I can see TMC info only with my car.

Also, IGO8 shows that RADIO1 is a TMC station (without showing me messages). But HyperGPS doesn't recognize that RADIO1 transmit TMC infos! I think there is something wrong because HyperGPS sometimes recognize TMC infos in non-TMC fm frequencies!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Oemie:
I think i am going to try that.

I have tmc mini jack from my car radio antenna to my GNS TMC receiver. Maybe that works?

Do you think i can put an antenna in my touch hd?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
@Bisis: I think most problems with a confirmed TMC station lay in reception quality in the HD. If you can improve reception (antenna or different location for example) TMC signals should get through. At least that works for me. Since you see Radio 1 on your in-car navi the signal must be clean.

@Oemie: Yes, think so, GNS is like HD in this regard. But not every minijack works.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] xdaman85:
i still havnt been able to get any tmc reception in central london, tried 101.1 and 101.0

even done a full scan still nothing

going to create my own antenna now by mating a 3.5mm headphone plug with an SMA router antenna lol
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] twanj:
Excellent work!!

Hopefully it will become available for tomtom!?!?

I'm gonna keep looking into this topic!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ser00405:
Which com port is used for the 3,5mm jack antenna on HD?

If I go through the test for all ports I get "Cannot open CONM port. Is driver loaded?"

Which port i used for the USB cable?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
Just plug in your headphones and start your regular hd radio and search between 100.1 + 101.1,do you find classic fm?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
I think you've missed the point,it doesn't work like that,the jack is not a com port.

It sounds like you need to delete gfmapi from the windows folder and then reinstall the app.

maybe hypergpslog too.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jhalliday:
FYI in Lancahsire I found it at 100.4 - like Griff1 said - just give it a go in that area and try to find it
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] christiand:
I have the same problem that I cant reinstall when I uninstalled the application. But when I look in \windows I dont see any files or folder starting like gfmapi.

Anybody know how to do a manual install?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ser00405:
Yes, sorry! I was soooooooooooo excited I didn't think! I got it running now. Had the bluetooth active at the same time, but after switching it off I found the 3,5 mm headset. Also installed the beemer_cert.

Radio freq Sweden (south): 90,8Mhz (P3) , Denmark 89.5 Mhz works for me.

Also see: http://www.tmcforum.com/en/home.htm
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
Soft reset your phone...

Via active sync browse to the windows folder and look for GFMAPI.DLL and delete it then you should be able to reinstall it,if it wont install to device install to sdcard instead.

For those having a problem restarting the device after a reset or getting "driver can't be loaded" download this zip = http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=182227&d=1241374676 ,inside is the GFMAPI you need (be sure to go into the windows folder and delete the 1 there or it wont overwrite.

THIS IS HOW I GET IT WORKING EVERY TIME.....

1,Open HyperGps and make sure the driver can load.

2,Click menu and select test.

3,Tune to a known TMC frequency (for me here its 100.1) When you have it stable and see the lower window filling up with data press SET.

4,Press the HOME button on your HD and load Igo.

5,Press Igo's MAP button,In the map screen in the lower left corner is your gps sats indicator (its got a little car on it),pressing this brings up a new menu which has a TMC button,Press It.

6,Once in the TMC screen select stations and click auto search and quickly untick the box when your near your chosen frequency AND THEN DO NOTHING.....Wait a minute for it to settle down (it'll keep searching for a few seconds after you remove the tick),eventually it will stop close to where you wanted now fine tune it to your exact frequency.

7,Press the back button and watch the messages flood in.

8,You lot better have sats lock or how do you expect it to know to notify you? It doesn't know where you are...lol....Just checking your all awake.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] swoop_xda:
I have the problem of TMC not working after soft-reset. Is there a solution known? Please help. Cheers.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
You could read the post above yours.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] swoop_xda:
I went to make myself some coffee and forgot to send. After a clicked "Post..." whoomp, there was your reply. Cheers.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
Lol,no harm done.

I hope it helps some of you get this working..

I Just went for coffe too,Cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] NikPraskaton:
It worked fine but after softreset.... known story. Think Im gonna wait for guys to make a newer release with this problems fixed. Cant wait! Thanks for sharing this here. Greetz.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
Has anyone tried using Total Commander or whatever its called to overwrite the file?

Might help,might not.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ivan_horak:
Strange behaviour

Hello everybody,

First I would like to thanx for great job. This is something really great and usefull. When I've got a message from a friend I downloaded and started to test it. There is only one strange think during using. When I set the output sound to speaker and not mute the radio than it is ok and under iGO8 the TMC broadcast is found quickly. But If I turn the mute on the TMC is never found.

Has anybody else the same with that? I use HTC Touch Pro.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] xdaman85:
i managed to get some tmc data on 101.0 but now nothing, i guess its about getting a good antenna, that may do the trick :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Bisis:
It works also for me.

You're right. If fm frequency has a low signal TMC infos can't be recognized.

Great work...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] telegraph0000:
Igo runs through a station and states that a station does have TMC...then skips it. Clues?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] stokesie:
wow it works

OMG:D

just got it working it was my antenna all the time.

got it workin on 101.1 classic FM in manchester think 97.4 does it as well

noticed it drops out from time to time (using static at mo at home)

keep loosing TMC reciever & have to restart driver.

how current are the traffic announcements?

keep up the good work

this will be even more awsome when stable

cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] xdaman85:
I wont be able to test this baby out untill my driving ban is over, just 16 days to go :cool:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Traffic Messaging Channel - or in our case OpenTMC, the free version, is usually 20-40 minutes behind the realworld situation, since messages rely on traffic cameras and police reports. So if your navi system wants to re-route you after receipt of such a message concerning your itinerary, read it first and decide yourself. In 20 minutes a little traffic backup can have evaporated, and following TMC can cost you time. If it saves you from a large situation however you will be glad.

There is a commercial version, TMCPro, which relies on road sensors and all kinds of other traffic measurements, and therefore of course is more precise.

And last but not least there is subscription-based HDTraffic from Tomtom and now some competitors, where the density of traffic is measured by the amount of mobile phones stuck on a given part of the highway.

I am quite happy with the free version, saved me from a major traffic situation yesterday :-)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Reading through the messages I think it makes sense to attach GFMAPI.dll to be replaced after every softreset in the \windows folder on the device, and the new CAB (credit to Captain_Throwback) that auto-installs the TMC test program and the signed drivers. An updated GFMAPI has been published, waiting for a cab

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3738426&postcount=444

For those of you that cannot replace GFMAPI, are you sure the HyperGPS program is closed and not locking that file? Just a hint. HyperGPS com port is only virtual, if the test program inside HyperGPS is blocking that port iGO cannot access it. So make sure the test program is closed, with only HyperGPS' driver running in the background.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] oNNoZeLe:
Funny thing...

I follow the provided steps, and i do receive the TMC messages in the test screen.. After a couple of tries IGo finds my 'tuner'. I lock onto my test station 106.6 here locally, then in IGo i see all related RDS messages but igo keeps telling me that there are no traffic messages..

Strange..

I closed the test program and restarted IGo and it seems that IGo doesn't Hold my previously entered frequency.

Not working for my yet, but not giving up..
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] alda:
Regarding antenna.

If I will buy something like this :

http://obchod.sunnysoft.cz/zbozi/10...o-jack-2x-miniusb-htc-3-in-1-usb-adapter.html

and I will plug external antenna to 3,5 mini jack, I will have good TMC reception ?

Or how you have connected external antenna ?

Thanks

Alda
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Dont think the adapter you mention will work on the HD. HD needs antenna signal directly over minijack on the top of device, not via the USB port. I think small antenna with minijack will add little to reception quality, best solution seems external or in-car antenna with minijack adapter.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
what antenna you are talking about? with HGPSClient I found TMC information at 101.1 (Classic FM) but on iGO I wasn't able to get information. I am using normal earphone, do I need to get new antenna? :confused:
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Griff1:
There isn't always TMC data relevant to your position,Make sure igo's tmc setting is DISTANCE and also make sure you have a gps lock or you'll get nothing at all,then just wait a little.

I saw the same thing while testing but sure enough after a while the messages roll in and the little tmc icon in the map screen turns into an envelope.

I'm probably quite lucky signal wise,i live on the 3rd floor so reception's pretty good,i just tuned to it with the HD's radio app so i was sure of a half decent signal then use that freq in the test app,leave the window open then get the same freq in igo,job done.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
My technical dictionary says the English keywords would be short style antenna, in other words an external antenna for the HD minijack.

One might not need it in a perfect reception environment, and connecting the HD to an in-car antenna might be even better, but for improved reception this might be a good idea.

Untested:

http://www.ams-hagen.de/TMC-Kurzstabantenne-7-DB
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] starbase64:
Hi,

beemers new alpha 2 release is online in first post.

wfg

starbase64
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] remko:
Hi Guys,

my remarks...

The Alpha2 release is working much, much better as the first one. Now I am able to get a stable connection to iGo8 and even the "Autotune" option is reliable and fast!!

As far as I can see currently 1 issue remaining: after a soft-reset I must copy the "GFMAPI.DLL" to the Windows folder. If I don't overwrite the existing one, the driver won't start.

Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks

Remko
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] pjam:
I assume everyone else is still having issue with the sound? Setting "mute" within the app actually allows the radio station to be heard within igo.

pjam
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Snuurtje:
U can anyone tell me what the abbriviation TMC stands for? would make this thread a lot more understandable to a newcomer... LOL
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] leper04:
Touch HD's got a little secret obviously :) I was linked to this thread recently and I have to say - well done, works fine for me, guys. Thanks for all the tips and cabs. Hope, there are more - HTC sure builds amazing stuff with lots of hidden features. This really is amazing, not that "iphony" kind of amazing :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] leper04:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_Message_Channel
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] usrname:
after softreset I do not have to recopy gfmapi.dll in order to make it initialize the driver again. it simply works after it showed me that error for the first time. then I created a copy of gfmapi.dll in windows named gfmapi.dl- because I planned to delete .dll and copy the .dl- to .dll within my mortscript which is in autorun, but now (only with the gfmapi.dl- copy in \windows I don't have to recopy it anymore - it just works fine
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gierran:
I just installed Alpha 2 version on touch hd and now sw is fast to laod info TMC and also speedy to search other station with TMC info.

With Alpha 1 version I tuned on RAI 1 station and I found no more of 9 pages of TMC info in about 10 minutes. Now with Alpha 2 version is easy to tune RTL 102.5 and more TMC info was loaded (13 pages) during only 1 min.

I think if is possibile to found a solution to listen iGO voice by speaker instaed to hear voices by headphone it would be better. We need a little pazience more.

However I thank starbase64, flywhc and beemerTPPC for wonderful work developed till today.

Note to Starbase64/flywhc/beemer:

with a touch hd device when u load a FM radio built-in u can choice to listen music by a speaker/headphone button. For example u can listen music through speaker also if have plugged-in the headphone. Is possibile same with a soft button also in HyperGPS Alpha 3 version, or in other way?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
Still there is not success for me in the middle of Manchester, I can trace TMC signal at HGPSClient (101.1 MHz) but in iGO nothing
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] fraizzo:
With alpha2 i have always an error "Cannot load the driver" whatever comport i selct.

I have installed all two cabs...
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
GFMAPI.dll must be copied to Windows folder on device after every softreset, otherwise virtual com port driver cannot load. This is a known bug.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] usrname:
is there a command line option to activate and deactivate driver for use with mortscript before starting igo? that would be awesome

and Lucas0511:

try, what I did in #72, because i've got no issue anymore with gfmapi.dll having to be recopied
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
Thanks, changing just the file ending is an interesting solution... :-)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] remko:
@usrname: tried that as well, but it did not work for me. I still have to copy the file over each time..
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] comingloud:
have you ever seen a port for an analog interface?!?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] swoop_xda:
I must say, the first time, Alpha2 was like a dream. Speeed, reception, it had it all. When I wanted to use it again later, but I had no luck. I'm soft-reseting now. I will see how things go... Cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] remko:
Exactly the same here, the first time it worked like a charm, now I hardly get any reception in iGo. The built in tool is working, finding channels receiving TMC, but iGo just doesn't or very rarely. Somehow the TMC hardware recognisition fails, finds again etc etc.

Another bug I am experiencing is that the sound is coming from the headphones most of the time. Every now and then it comes from the speaker, but this is not constant. I mean the voice from iGo.

I've tried everything, overwriting the files, soft resets, different COM's, first lock with tool then iGo and vice versa. I believe the driver somehow get's an overflow of data and can't handle it, but this is pure speculation of course.

I have been driving for about 4 hours so had plenty of time to test...;)

Keep up the good work..!!

Grtz Remko
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] swoop_xda:
I had not much luck wit iGO Jan25 version. Apr3 version worked at least a bit. It seems Jan25 version cannot read even the RDS data :(

EDIT: Now it started working. The problem of headphones output still prevails. I'll let you know as I go.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Imperium:
Starbase, is it possible for you to keep us updated with the progress of the application?

i for one am very interested in this tool :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] swoop_xda:
Somehow the test programme can receive TMC data, but iGO cannot. It looks like iGO is using a slightly different API parameters or it interprets the received data somewhat different.

The TMC driver needs to mature a bit, but I have my hopes for it. I just showed a little appreciation to beemerTPPC by clicking some buttons. ;) This whole thing is so exciting... :D Cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] beemerTPPC:
You can see the progress in the original thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=3741838#post3741838

I've just released HyperGPS Alpha-3 !!!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Imperium:
Thanks! will do.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] starbase64:
Hi,

beemer has alpha 3 released, now online in first post.

change the igo system.ini, set saved_config_available="0"

wfg

starbase64
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] gierran:
starbase,

I just installed Alpha 3 on touch hd device and respect to early Alpha 2 version, speaker sound this time is OK, but in same time TMC signal not was present on same frequency (RTL 102.1) used with Alpha 2 version!!

I manual searched other frequencis, but nothing. TMC signal is missing through all FM band!!

Then I manually setting "Royaltek" and "port 9" and set autosearching TMC hardware that finally was founded as also TMC signal was founded. But when TMC signal is OK in same time sound speaker switch to headphone sound.

I tested above results, before with igo system.ini, set saved_config_available="1", then changed with "0".

I think u and beemer are very near to solution about sound speaker!

I'll wait asap next Alpha 4 version with "true" sound speaker, while now I reinstall Alpha 2 version because is OK (without speaker sound).

Thank for u great work again.

Note touch HD:

ROM 1.13.401.0.20428 ITA

RADIO 1.09.25.14

iGO 8.3.2 83157
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] moryoav:
TMC reception in iGo

I encounter the same problem that a few ppl reported here before. the test program shows a few channels with TMC data (in Israel=88.5 and 96.6) - both are existing broadcasting radio stations as well - not sure if this matters or not. Anyway - test program finds TMC signal, I press ok, home, iGo, Settings, TMC and no luck there - the TMC setup in the iGo says there's no TMC data on those channels...

Any ideas?

UPDATE: Just realized that I've been seeing $RTTMC,10 or $RTTMC,0 or a bunch of other numbers but I have never seen $RTTMC,8 which I'm supposed to according to beemer. What does that mean?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] djibi22:
In France

It works with station 90.4 Nostalgi

Thanks for the work.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] alixoft:
What an absolute great piece of work!

Too bad TomTom7 for ppc's doesn't use TMC =(
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] christiand:
Just tested the latest alpha and it worked. I got my first TMC message ever on my mobile device. iGO still looses signal from time to time, but you developers made my day :)

Hope you'll get a stable driver in time. My touch hd is getting better and better.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] astrell:
Hello m8s,

On my HTC THD I have a solid TMC reception now. There are only two minor drawbacks:

1. No speaker sound.

2. I have to modify this line every time I relaunch IGO8, 'cause "0" is always overwritten to "1".

saved_config_available="0"

and I have to do a manual TMC receiver search, that is successfully completed with Royaltek and port #9.

regards

astrell
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] MrKaon:
Version Beta 1 already released

plz update first post
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] djibi22:
Where can we find it?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Lucas0511:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=512630
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] starbase64:
Hi,

first post now updated with Beta2 release.

wfg

starbase64
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dyter:
After any reboot hypergps don't load automatically
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] wkrust:
I can't install beta any more. I always get error message (see picture).
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Aussi:
Maybe a silly question but does it work with TomTom?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] tall.gooner:
when searching for the tmc hardware i get the message saying no hardware is found, what am i doing wrong??
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] wizzkidd:
I've only just stumbled across this thread since i recently installed iGO8 on my HD. The title says: [18.05.2009] TMC now working without external Hardware!!!. I emphasis "without hardware" because I would like to clarify if the headphones need to be plugged in or, can this operate without the headphones plugged in.

I have S2U2 installed, and I noticed that if I allow it to lock the keyboard while iGO is running, I can see that S2U2 is showing a "headset" icon, which implies that it thinks a headset is plugged in... So my thinking is that maybe I dont actually need to plug in my headset because it virtually exists. Is this true?

Thanks,

WizzKidd
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] a71977:
Bravoooo

Hats of 2 u bro..

Keep up the good work..